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 Kat Kemmet is a New York–based actor and a member of AEA. Her writing focuses on pedagogy in the arts, systemic inequality within the arts, and the political utility of performance in eras of democratic backsliding. She also runs the substack No Intermission, where she discusses and critiques systems that impact theatre and the performing arts. 

 Kat Kemmet is a New York–based actor and a member of AEA. Her writing focuses on pedagogy in the arts, systemic inequality within the arts, and the political utility of performance in eras of democratic backsliding. She also runs the substack No Intermission, where she discusses and critiques systems that impact theatre and the performing arts. 

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Essay

Why “You Are Enough” Rings Hollow: Confronting Harm in Acting Training

13 July 2026

Kat Kemmet reflects on approaches to acting training that disguise harm as care. What is the impact of these troubling practices, and what does it look like to find safety in studio environments? 

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